Story-time: Rounders ball knocked me out

Btec Sport Knockout 

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Good Morning Little ones! How have you been today? I'm about to head to a lecture but I thought that I would give you a quick story-time at a time I was seriously injured in rounders. Now that I look back at this I find it funny; but it could of been serious. Have a good time reading this, I will see you again soon Little ones :).

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BACKSTORY:

You are probably wondering what Btec Sport is, let me inform you, it's P.E (Physical Education) on steroids. People who enjoyed sports and wanted to take it seriously did this course .. And yes I did this on top of normal P.E as well. I was known as the person that would go on long runs for fun ... Yes I was one of those, and my P.E group hated me for it.
Anyhow, every term the sport changes, and this time it was going to be rounders, with PROPER rounders balls. In P.E we would use tennis balls "just encase someone got hurt". Those rules didn't apply in Btec Sport, you played the sport properly or you didn't at all ... They took it seriously in this course. In my perspective  I didn't care, I was actually quite excited, I wasn't the worst at rounders, I could hit the ball and I could run fast; which are the two main aspects in rounders. Was I intimidated that we had to use real rounders balls? No, because we knew how to play and how to play safely, plus I felt proud, simply because we were the only group that were allowed to do this. Bur that being said, you can't be stupid because there is no protective gear in rounders, so if that hits you, you are in serious trouble.
In regards to my class they were really cool, I was intimidated by some as they were really competitive, but all in all they had banter and they looked after one another. 

WHAT HAPPENED? 

It had been maybe 25 minutes into the lesson, we had been practising our fielding word, hand work and swinging technique, It was time for us to play. We were divided into two teams, the team with the most rounders wins.
How the game works is, you make the ball go as far as you can, within that time you have to run around 4 posts, if you run to the last post without anyone catching the ball, or running to get you out, you get one rounder. If the other team get you out you aren't allowed to play until the next game. Therefore the game will continue until you get EVERYONE out. But Btec sport don't mess around, you play properly or not at all, so if you are scared of the sport there is no point doing it; you have to man up.
It had been 10 minutes at least, there were three of us remaining on the batting team, I was one of them. It was my turn to bat again, I hit the ball, it wasn't my greatest shot but I managed to get to third base, I didn't score a full rounder, but I managed to get half a rounder because I had managed to get at least half-way. I was just chilling there.When the next batter hits the ball you can literally just walk to 4th base because it's so close; but you won't slow the other person down.
The other team member hits the ball, as I walk to 4th base I'm knocked out. The batter decided to change where she was going to aim the ball, but she forgot that I was walking in the same direction. That ball hit me at such a speed I was knocked out.
I remember waking up and spitting a mass amount of blood on the grass, I then started to panic because I couldn't feel my teeth, I looked up and the teacher and team was around me. I asked my teacher, "Are my teeth still there?", he just laughed and went yes Amy, but that should be the last thing to worry about right now. They helped me up and took me to the School nurse, which tried to clean my mouth and face. but she was heaving (she was scared of blood). She gave me a mass amount of tissues and said that she was going to call my Dad, of which I said, "I have an English test to go to, I can't miss it". I then run to my English lesson, still covered in blood from my sports kit. During the test my mouth was leaking blood all over the table, of which my English teacher, (which was my favourite teacher, and I was her favourite student) exclaimed, "Amy you can do this another time, get cleaned up". I just continued with my work, and left after the lesson was over. She then took me to the medical room again and called my parents herself.
I was taken home ... And the next day I came into School, and my lips looked like slugs, they were purple, bloody and blotchy. It has looked like I got lip-injections that went wrong. That stayed there for a month ... An entire month. And I still played rounders after that, I wasn't backing down.

AFTERMATH:

I still continued to play the sport, I was a little nervous but I wasn't backing down from something that I loved doing. My English test went brilliantly! Managed to get an A, despite the fact I was bleeding all over the table; and making my classmates cringe at the sight of me.

It's also made me a stronger person, because when I look back at it, I was so brave, I did that, I manged to get up and take an exam after that. It does change my outlook, because if I'm feeling down I just think about this time, I could do it then, I can do it now :).

This is now the end of the blog post, I hope you enjoyed this and take some inspiration from it. I look back at it now and it was funny, but also frightening at the same time, because what if that hit my head? It could have been a different story. 

Anyhow, I love you all so very much! Please stay safe and stay tuned! I will see you again with another blog post soon :) x x x 

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Little adventures-on the way to France

On the way to France 

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Good morning you lovely people! I'm chilling inside as it's way too hot for me, but while waiting for Christopher to prepare his speech, I took the opportunity to write this blog post. As you may be aware, and if you are not, I am currently in France! Really content and overwhelmed with the beauty surrounding me. But I wanted to show you what I saw getting to Ploemeur, and also what my surroundings were like when I arrived. 

I hope you enjoy this little adventure  and have a lovely day :). 

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This was the first picture that I took when I entered the boat, it started moving ever so slightly, I took the opportunity to grab a photograph, as I wanted to capture every moment of me travelling to another country. This to me is highly significant, as it shows my baby steps of leaving behind my anxiety and trying something completely new. On the other hand, when I snapped this picture, I was overwhelmed with the emerald water and dancing waves, it's such a magnificent view, and I will cherish it until I see it again. 

Mike (boyfriends dad) took this photograph, this is when I started to feel brave moving around the deck, simply because the boat was terribly rocky, one wrong step and over you go! This is Christopher, my beloved boyfriend, he's  so sweet and kind, and also made me feel safe  for this picture to be taken. As you can see my arms are wrapped around him, and the height difference is uncanny! He's massive in comparison; but this means I can fit inside his arms easily :').
He makes me extremely happy and I love that when I look at this photo I can remember stumbling around and struggling to see as the sun was blinding me.

Can we just take a minute to discuss how beautiful this view is! The sky in alight! This is what makes me content, a clear crisp sky and fresh salty water, I can almost taste the fresh sea salt on my lips while riding the sea. I also remember being really close to France, we were only 30 minutes  away! I was tingling with excitement, another part of our journey was soon to be over, and I couldn't wait to ge to my final destination. 

Cuteness. Looks like butter wouldn't melt, Sam and Chris are adorable! I had to really try and get Sam to smile in this one, it's not like he hates his picture taken (it is); but he thinks "it's not cool" to have a picture with you r brother :'). These two chums really make my day; there arguments are entertaining and ever so silly, for example arguing who would get the last sweet :'). I had to sit on the boat with them for 4 hours watching them bicker; oh it was fun..

I was feeling brave! This is when I gained the confidence to put my phone over the edge of the boat, not going to lie it took me a few goes as I was shaking so much! But I managed to take a good looking image; you can see the waves crashing against the boat; it's abstract art. On the other hand, it reminds me of my hair going crazy, and that it took me a good 10 minutes to brush the sea salt out of my hair. But it was worth the tugging, because I was able to capture and create long lasting memory. 

He's not my biological brother, but I consider him my baby bro. I love him so much, he's full of SO much energy and happiness. He never fails to make me laugh, whenever I feel down he wipes it all away. This little guy isn't so little anyway, he's nearly as tall as me! I've known him for a year and I've loved every moment, I remember when we first met, and he was absolutely terrified of me! But now he'll happily hug and annoy me; just like a normal little brother. 

This was when I saw another country for the first time in my life! I rushed out and took as many photos as I physically could! Obviously I haven't put them all here because you would have been bored of seeing the same thing over and over again. I was so pleased and stunned, I was in disbelieve, simply because this was the first time I was going abroad, and it wasn't with my immediate family. In regards to this image, I love the fresh pea grass, and the beautiful architecture luring in the background.

I captured this when me and the family came out of the boat, this was the first thing that I properly seen in France! The sky is enriching and stunning! The golden fields is a bundle of joy and the grass sings with such beauty. I wanted to get of the car and dive into the field! I assume that because I'm so short I would have been lost amongst the golden stems.

When I arrived at the farm Nanny France showed me my bedroom, this is what I saw outside of my window! Absolutely breathtaking don't you think? I'm a sucker for flowers so I was happy just staying there and relaxing. I couldn't believe what was in front of me! Beats my back-garden any day! This was at 9:00 pm, and there was still more to explore!

Profoundly, where I am in France-Plomeur it's based in the middle of nowhere, I'm on a Farm! Which is ever so exciting! You do't get the loud cars or people stumbling along the street because they have had too much to drink. You get wonderful wildlife, chickens being one of them. I could hear them before I could see, they sound humorous, and their actions match this. I love the way they bob their heads up and down, and flap their wings simultaneously.

These three images blew my mind, I was walking through the farm trying to find some cows as Sam wanted me to get over my fear of cows. but I was distracted by the shear beauty of the sunset, it was something that I have never seen before in the UK and it was beyond stunning. I felt like I was in a fairy-tale, living in the moment was so much better than this picture; but this is the best I could possibly do for you guys. 

MY THOUGHTS OF THIS DAY:

First and foremost, I was happy none the less, this was more than what I was expecting! I was in another country, 19 years of existence and I had finally landed in another country. I will be exploring more and more each day, and with this comes meeting new people. I have already met Chris' entire French side of the family, and I love each and everyone of them. They are so kind and welcoming; but evidently there is a language barrier for me as I can't understand French; whereas: Sam, Chris and Anne do, as they are French. I just get them to translate for me, which is frustrating at times because I wish I could just have a fluent conversation with someone.

I am really enjoying myself so far, and I can't wait to share what else I have done so far this holiday :).

This is the end of the blog post, I'm ever so sorry that this took a few days to get up, I've been so busy! Plus the internet connection isn't the best here; but it's better than the hotel. I will hopefully be posting a similar blog post tomorrow, but it really does depend on what we are doing; we have no set plans here we just go with the flow! 

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Be safe and stay tuned Little ones :) x x x 

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